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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dupin feel about the police investigation of the murders?

2. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?

3. How is Dupin different from his family?

4. What are the police not focusing on, according to Dupin?

5. How was the person found in the chimney killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Dupin's analytical skills solved the crime.

2. Why does Dupin feel disdain for the police investigation of the murders?

3. What was the result of the sailor coming clean about the orangutan?

4. Why might the story not be considered a work of horror?

5. What did the sailor plan to do with the orangutan?

6. Describe the reason why you think the title was chosen.

7. How do the neighbors react to the murders at the Rue Morgue?

8. Why did Dupin place an ad in the paper?

9. Do you think that Dupin considers another solution to the mystery? Why or why not?

10. What is The Narrator's motivation in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Poe build suspense in the story? Find three specific examples and analyze them.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Dupin want to help solve the murder? Does he feel it is his responsibility or does he have another reason?

Essay Topic 3

How does the story's title relate to the plot, setting, and characters?

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